Fairground

Grass folding under our feet Spreading out between the fairground rides Catching carnival eyes Holding hands among the crowd of faces Seeking sensations Trying to keep eye contact on the merry go round and round and up and down, from me to you keep a straight line Light me up Fire me from a canon Eye to eye with the moon Explode into a rainbow Then fall back to the earth again A rhythmic roller coaster A moving ripple across our eyes Before the spiralling skies Flesh trying to separate from my bones Jigsaw pieces flying apart Trying to keep eye contact on the merry go round and round and up and down, from me to you keep a straight line Just light me up Fire me from a canon Eye to eye with the moon Explode into a rainbow Then fall back to the earth again Rest a moment before you drop again Then Fall down with the rain On skeleton rails Like clicks inside your brain A vanishing descent Light me up Fire me from a canon Eye to eye with the moon Explode into a rainbow Then fall